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Englander returns to Case after brain surgery Fox Sports Ohio: Last fall, head baseball coach Matt Englander underwent surgery for a brain tumor. He’s been back in the dugout and third base coach’s box for every game this season. “I think I do appreciate every out, every game a little more,” he…

Creating generation anxiety Psychology Today: In her blog, Amy Przeworski, assistant professor of psychology, writes about how pressure to succeed—often brought on at a very early age—may induce anxiety in kids.

Partners for Forever Families helps bring foster children's plight to stage The Plain Dealer: The play Sometimes Hope is Enough, performed here on campus, took a look at the Cuyahoga County foster care system and the issues faced by children who “age out” of the system. Children who are in foster…

Did you know Weight Watchers meets regularly on campus? One group meets every Thursday at noon in Thwing Center. All are welcome to attend. For more information, including details on how to join, contact gail@case.edu. Another Weight Watchers at Work group meets every Thursday from 12:30 to 2…

The Community Advisory Board of the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women, in collaboration with the League of Women Voters of Shaker Heights and the Shaker Heights Public Library, will present “It’s Not Your Mother’s Politics II: Finding Your Voice.” This interactive discussion among generations…

Last year, five faculty members were named Glennan Fellows for the 2011-12 academic year. In an upcoming program, they’ll each present how they used their Glennan Fellowships to facilitate their growth as teachers and scholars. Their talks will be held May 2 at noon in the Herrick Room of the Allen…

Case Western Reserve University’s third annual Lavender Graduation, which honors and applauds graduating LGBTQA students by formally recognizing their experiences, contributions and accomplishments during their time at CWRU, will be held at Alumni House May 1. A ceremony will begin at 6 p.m., and a…

Mitt Romney says annual new business startups have dropped by 100,000 since Barack Obama became president PolitiFact: Scott Shane, the A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, helped uncover the truth behind Mitt Romney’s claim that the number of new businesses that have started…

Cleveland TED conference speakers set their sights high The Plain Dealer: At the TEDxCLE event, 13 speakers discussed everything from politics to poetry. This included Brian Grimberg, assistant professor of international health, who put several dozen people into “Buzzkill” T-shirts to illustrate…

Earth Day at 42: Evolution from confrontation to collaboration, even as fracking divides The Plain Dealer: A recent national poll found young people’s interest in the environment has waned recently. “Some of it might be the economy, but I think some of it is just an indication that it’s a movement…